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Here is what the mattress manufacturer SLEEP INNOVATIONS claims about the foam mattress I bought--I am so sick and tired of hearing mattress salesmen make their fantastic claims:
"Better Mattress... Better Sleep... Better Health! It just makes sense to invest in a quality mattress. There's no other single purchase that makes such a difference in your sleep – and your overall health and well-being. Our premium foam mattresses provide an unmatched range of important benefits.
Mattress Benefits
The ultimate in therapeutic support and cradling comfort
Delivers a deeper, more rejuvenating sleep
Relieves the painful pressure points innerspring mattresses can cause
Promotes better air circulation for a comfortable sleeping temperature
Distributes weight evenly, minimizing motion transfer "Sleep Innovations® Inc.
All of the above is false in my case and I mean false.
We recently bought one of these Serta Memory Foam Firm matresses and find these statements to be true. Best nights sleep we've had in years, no aches or back pains.
We considered the Sleep Number bed but after reading the reviews and the problems they have, at our stage in life we need no more hassles.
We have an Original Mattress Factory mattress. Although they say it's not necessary, we had them put edge supports around the edges and now after about 10yrs, the edges are still firm, no sagging. My hubby is a big guy, much bigger than you and he always sits on the edge of the bed. Special Mattress Features - The Original Mattress Factory We've been very happy with it.
We recently bought one of these Serta Memory Foam Firm matresses and find these statements to be true. Best nights sleep we've had in years, no aches or back pains.
We considered the Sleep Number bed but after reading the reviews and the problems they have, at our stage in life we need no more hassles.
I did not get a SERTA memory foam from Costco but a SLEEP INNOVATIONS memory foam mattress. Sleep Innovations made those above claims about its memory foam mattresses.
That foam mattress company, SLEEP INNOVATIONS, in New Jersey never responded to my very descriptive complaint about its memory foam mattress. I wonder why not. I am going out to shop for another mattress and it won’t be at COSTCO. Heaven forbid!
IMO, you best option is latex foam rubber. Expensive and very hard to move, lasts forever (it seems) great for heavy persons, comfotable. Be prepare to sepnd thousands though.
Ours is 12 years old and exactly the same as when it was new. I weigh between 200 and 235 and my wife is probably around 150 (I do not ask). WE frequently have as many as 5 kids sitting on the bed with us (another 600 pounds or so) for a total of as much as 1000 pounds on the bed. No probablems, no dimples dends or squished edges. No sagging. Nothing. It remains firm and even.
I think we paid $2800 for it 12 years ago, so probably more now.
hey shrek....youll get different opinions from almost anyone because a mattress is totally subjective to ones likes and dislikes. im 250 lbs. and my old mattress was so beat that i woke up every morning with my back feeling like a pretzel..i just went out last weekend and ended up buying a traditional simmons coil spring mattress...i went in to sleepys positive that i wanted a latex mattress....until i laid on one(not my thing) my advice is to go to a sleepys type store and check out different types. i dont think you can know which matress is for you by laying on it for a few minutes,but i do think you can know which one ISNT for you ............good luck
hey shrek....youll get different opinions from almost anyone because a mattress is totally subjective to ones likes and dislikes. im 250 lbs. and my old mattress was so beat that i woke up every morning with my back feeling like a pretzel..i just went out last weekend and ended up buying a traditional simmons coil spring mattress...i went in to sleepys positive that i wanted a latex mattress....until i laid on one(not my thing) my advice is to go to a sleepys type store and check out different types. i dont think you can know which matress is for you by laying on it for a few minutes,but i do think you can know which one ISNT for you ............good luck
Volpster31
I believe that you are very correct. What may suit me just fine could be torture to my wife or another person. And what tortures me could be heaven plus to someone else.
A visit to a furniture store the other day proved interesting. The sales lady told me to answer some questions on a machine and then plop down on a so-called scientific mattress machine. I was on it for about 5 to 10 minutes and VOILA! The machine said I needed a firm mattress. Of course that was my answer to one of the questions before I even plopped down on that stupid thing. Just another gimmick to try to sell mattresses.
Another problem trying to shop around for a mattress is plopping down on several of them with a sore back. Nothing really feels good. A good mattress store should also have a spa and some back rubbers to get their customers tuned up to be able to select the proper mattress.
I do not know how society became so tangled up in buying memory foam mattresses as opposed to the old spring style mattresses. When I was in the Marines I slept on a very thin mattress on top of a metal spring frame. Never did I have a back problem in those days sleeping on a real rack.
all i know is i ended up getting a firm mattress and my back and shoulders havent hurt since..i got a simmons beautyrest lucetta from sleepys and it was pricey($1500) but i wake up without any pains which is priceless to me. i tried that sleep analyser thing and it recommended a firm for me too
What is the best mattress to buy for a heavy person weighing about 280 lbs? Looking for a mattress that will maintain its shape and not form depressions, valleys, and sink holes like many memory foam mattresses do. Some of the inner spring mattresses are not much better because they round off at the edges.
This may not apply in your case, but for what it's worth I have a suggestion.
Make sure that whatever mattress you end up buying, is well supported. I have a ten year old conventional king sized Sealy mattress and box springs that seemed lumpy, uncomfortable, too low, and very saggy in the middle.
It was supported by a metal bed frame that was old, flimsy, had no center support, and one wheel had collapsed.
Before buying a new mattress, I gambled $59 on a new bed frame just to see what that would do. It turned out that the proper support provided by a new bed frame fixed both the sagging and lumpiness, and raised the mattress to a proper, normal height. My mattress is fine for a few more years and I sleep like a baby.
When I last shopped for a bed, I brought my own pillows along. (Yes, even into the stores.) I wanted to give each bed it's best shot at making me comfortable.
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